Odyssey of the gods the history of extraterrestrial contact in ancient greece erich von daniken on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers erich von . Amazoncom odyssey of the gods the alien history of ancient greece 9781843335580 erich von daniken books. Early life von dniken was born in zofingen aargau brought up as a roman catholic he attended the saint michel international catholic school in fribourg . Ancient and early modern precursors there are a number of ancient or early modern texts including a great many epics and poems that contain fantastical or science